Seamless stocking and method of making same



A rii 22 1924. 1,491,758

- :R. IVV. SCOTT SEAMLESS STOCKING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Oct. 21, 192.2

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5 New TEE-L "EAL-L55,

Application filed @ctober To all "whom it may cor/206m:

Be known that Ii, RUFUS 1V. SCOTT, a citizen the United States, and. e fesldent of the city of New York, in the county of York and State of New York, have invented an improvement in Seamless Stockand Methcds of Making Seine, of which the following clesczip'tien, in connection with the accoi'np nnying drawings is & specificaticn, like llmeciers on the elmwings Tepreven zicn may be readily understootl, I have discL sed eerie- 122 embozliments of the steel:-

ef my inventien in the ecccmpanyieg elrei'vings,

Fig, 1 12 e side elevehon a seamless stealing 'em ecc ylz 'lnventiee Fig. l is en er e l and G13."

7 .L "T. s remmatle 11 C3 em mdicating mock seem l emned. my drew stitchee.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged. and somewhat liaf-cmetic clefail showing the manner of forming a of the back of the stocking;

Fig. 3 is 2: view similar in :2 but of e, cme'whet modified farm 9i" my invention; F 4 is a similar View of still enether r13; invention; and I V e simila? view of still another farm invention. stecking ef myjnveeticn is e secallerl circular er seamless k a shocking knitted upen eircule? tmeclxme liming means er fencing the heel and toe peclzets, such as me YOW'LXKQ and wiilenlng pickers. While any suitable mechanism mey he employed in the picecluction of the succldng, the machine should be equipped with means for inireclucing the main knitting yarn er thread and "f0 lair-admin yam e1- thl'e-acl an the tlesllea pelnt e1 poinis and desirably with fer 'cl'ianging che stitch lengih the knitting progresses.

by him M invention pertains mere particularly knitting of -'n a reenures ere so ceorrlierlein full. fashenecl. wherein the selvegeel QWEWQZ reenter yelet- 7 meme i" to ewuciural ve' 'mt the s'tec Imfcrcmg e? -tc. mack seem during the ionisation (if the e lfeeni'orcmg 1922. Qerial 120. $563,133.

to form a mock seam during the knitting operation, and the stripe produced by'an auxilimy or reen'foecing yarn or thread, may be applied at any desired art 01" the stocking czother fame, ie is e vioue that the einmlation refem'efl 0 can be best achieved by forming the same at the back of the leg of the stocking and eccoriingly such embodiment of the invention is herein disclosed and. will be sufiiciently described without limiting ihe invention strictly there- The structural verieticntc produce a stocking is desirably e tuck stitch formation, alincugll other structural stltcn changes may be e:npl0yed,'sucl1 fer example as drew s'itcnes. I preferably employ tuck stitches and in order t0 emphasize the effect there cf, 1 may form two 01" other plumlg lzies of vertical rows of tuck stitches, which tows may adjoin or which may be separated by a single line of regular stitches in the event. that I employ two vertical rcwe cf tuck stitches or which may be separated from each other by a single line of regular stile/hes e each side 0? the intermediate line of tuck stitches if three lines or wales of tuck stitches be employed. "Utl'LeI' Eorme of my invcntien ere clearly comprehended ithin the scope thereof as, for example, a line or Wale of incl: stitches. lie all cases however, the Tee-fleecing 01* thread is inter-lmiiiecl into and forms a structural pare cf the tuck stitches, and also the; line or lines of regular stitches between the lines of melt stitches if such line or lines 01? regular stitches utillzeel. Certain important advantages grow out pf such structure and cerliein of them will De-hereiinaf'ier pointer out.

The ebrlpe which preferably extends upon both sides of-tlw line 02: tuck stiiches is desirably formed by inU'cdnci-ng an auxiliary or so-celle i reenforcing yam'er tlsfeed in throughout and is incorporated into tuck stitches themselves. This result K have best accomplished by inter-knitting the auxiliary or ree'nforcing yarn or thread new edge to edge of the stripe and then floating the same back upon. the inside of the fabric ke the commencement edge of the stripe and repeating this operation thronghent the ion mation of the entire stripe, the said fleeting portions of the yarn or thread being entirely disassociated from the tuck stitches or other structural variations constituting the mech seam, but lying smoothly against the inner face of'the stripe at the inside of the steel:- ing and in parallelism with each other and not disarranged with respect to each other as would be the'case were a niecir seam of sewing machine stitches empioyed v instead of the described structural variations.

Referring more particniarly to the drawn ings, the stocking is indicated generaliy at 1 it having desirably a seamless heei. 5?; andtoe 3, a high splice 4 of any suitebie shape being provided in the knitting operation by introducing a reenforcing yarn or thread "which may be the same yarn er thread as that em ployed for knitting the iongitudinei stripe or a substitute yarn or thread.

The stocking may be knitted from any suitable material, as for exarnpie siiir. and beginning at or near the upper end. of the stocking as, for example. at the hottem cf the so-called welt portion, I introduce a re enforcing yarn or thread which may be fed to the needles in any'snitahie manner, as, for example, by a special yarn fin er at some point Where the needies are divided by a speclal cam sothat the needles which are not to take the auxiliary yarn or thread are either elevated or depressed, and the anaii iary yarn or thread is deiiveredao the other needles including the tack stitch needles, which total number of neediesreceiving the reenforcing yarn or thread may he of any desired number as for example, from six to ten at each side of the back m dian line of the stocking.

In Fig. 2 I have represented the main yarn at 5 and the auxiliary yarn or thread at 6 and, for convenience of iiiustration merely. have represented the two yarns or threads as incorporated'into the knitting: at three wales only beyond the tuck stitch Wales at each side thereof it being obvious that the entire reenforced stripe may be of en suit able width. Preferably, however, the stripe is relatively narrow and. as hereinafter pointed out, I am able to make the stripe of the minimum desired width because the line or lines of tuck stitches forming the mock scam. being formed during the knitting: operation. are accurateiv positioned in straight line between the edges of'the stripe and at equal distances from both edges thereof. Wonldnoi; with any certainty be the case ii iine" machine stieehee were emloyed instead 01? the siiructnrai variations. 'iihehnitted Whereinto the auniiiary yarn er thread '3 is introduced are desirably plain icons outside of the tack stitches and w are such are formed in regular knitting. At the ineciari line of the stocking i: ir'nitizing' operation, a meek seam by seine snit abie structural variation in the each. ""05 example, as two iines or a Wales oi? isucirstitches indicated at Y. 8 between which may be a line of piain stit/ehes 9, the reen'fereing yarn or ehread 5 bein inter-hissed shewn into said lines of tuc stitches 7, 8 and into the line of piain stitches $9 mere i and indicete the main yarn and w anxiiiary yarn respeesiveiy, and the nnrnen 8 and 3 indicate respectiveiy the, per tiens esid' yarns entering ineo the icons cf the seite hes. Y

Viewin anxiii...

y 5 ii or ehreedis incorperated into ziie iines or are; same i 8 so that said inch. stitfehesare e0 neariy ciosed by the reenroreing thread that when the ssecking is i "were: aneirsifiitches are not 'sniiiciently enened or stretched $50 expose the flesh. li/ioreover she introduction of the -T3Qflii'01'flii'2g}; yarn or ,thread hate the tuck stitches en isrges, re that exter'n; ';he 'mock and therefore more neariy simuia'tee the real seem 1% joining izhe seive'ge edgesof a rnii fashioned snacking. I

Desirabiy at one outer edge cf the stripe,

nameiy, the second fcnned ti'iereef. the

auxiliary or thread is floated haeir to am the opposite or first formed edge ae indisated at 16 in Fig. 9. so that floated pen tions oi the. anxiiiar v yarn or thread. Tiie againsi inside of the fabric andfleing oi shore iength rith reiation $0 the entirecir- H5 cnmference oi the stocking, theyare not. removed. bnt being permitted to remain, they enhance or consoiidate the stripe apnearance and even give a backing to the iine or iines an? inch stitches or other'structnrai varia- 3% 'ilions (-cnstituiin the mock seam. y

it will be e ment that the hne or knee cf tuck stitches sirnniate she actual seem at are hack of the ieg of a 'fnii fahioned swearing and that the stripe sirnuiates the reenforced 1 seivaged edges characteristic or? many fail Fashioned stocking iegs. I

"Where the structural variations which l simnia'te the mock seam are composed of two rows of hick. stitches or other distinguishing we nctnrail-variation may he or? any 35 g. 2, it wiii. he observed that M in Fig. 2.

'' limited $0 the iiseiesures" deg yarn 01' time modified loops, is ebvious ewe 0f tuck stitches need not be separated by a row or rows of reguler Feces es sLewn 9 in 1 ig. 2, but they may be pieced close to eiher 01 adjoining in ihe manner indicated L, 1

are shown 21$ 11 1 if ne regular and auxiliary v m gwpl L W71, 3 3.171.: 0L L-ELQQZUS am 10, w; e the floated portions 03 r or thaeed at 15. it will be observed that the reenforeing yam 14 1s imec-izmited mto e; forms a structural pare of iii 01 the tuck stltehes.

tively m, 16, 17' and the Fine 0;? f; v

at 18, it bemg ebeerved that fine edge only ef 03? the fab-r10 at, 1 2v "'iarete s.

i 8 eentein we" ceives yarns 02? b:- leaps instead 05 from "furthermore the men: alternate wifih at 1e shown afi 2G; )bvie;

w hep Obviously inventien at any 0i". fabric and may am: part 'hez'eef For from the top 0 Ward the top 0 Inasmuch as :sewed down he w tire stripe and me net 0532? the fabric between file 7 verse eiasgigity nf the meme fabric betweezz seifi in ne w'a'iv imveired 211G suiteeie exien occupy sac-I1 w' re'ietiveiy emu? circumference 0:? he stacking liC, time they is net ielasticity.

*y empleying a. s 01' emer sew-stare? vemaiszone seam formed by a s the itewrle and nc sewing machine selfish-es asses certain distinct running}; the sinking after completion threugix a. sewing machine in place a, ime of sewing maehine hitches therein is Wholly elvoided and this very consifiierabiy lessens a'he expense preduetion and especial! where fee pi-oduction is great. There is no pucke'ring m." blanching of grouping of Eihe floating fiweads by of the presence of inch el'ciles, is necessarily the case where sew-s line sewing machine stitches is run bhmugh' the stripe and the floating; time 5 m; the back thereof. If e of eewinfi; machine stitches were emp yed the same-passed through the ion-e it i evident the? the iataer must of new My be drawn 011:2 ef'erue pateilei fineswltiz respect in each other, by the sewing machine neetle m. Oiilel yarts 01% ihe machine. 3* em Lym the simeturai variation mock seem all of the Seated one er iiienri s'tmig'hfi across fmm 0 e 0f the swipe This is particular in the case 0f thin or sheer ."5-0 in such stockings the bunched.

floated threads is very noticeiu'the' mere the employment of a structural. vaiei x1 mock seam e iiminafies or minimizes *asie due $0 the Qifficuity of zum -ng esewing machine line 0f stitches fl hose reenf0rcemeni4--hai is (me It is :leer'iy to be that my invention be meerporated 1n kmvted feb- Levin izng claims,

Timin s i seamless eileci zing composed in ym'fl er 'it'i'ueed having? a struemmi r ,ieec'i by said main yarn m ishreed x senc'img .cili'e'ugh a substantial para? 0% the st nking. the adjoih ing part of the stockinga-nd'said structure! variafima thereof having an auxiliary yarn 0r thread incorpoz-ate there'into so as with .larged aid rendered or tin-cool into saiii seem.

2, A so-ccllecl seamless knitii'ed stocking composed of a main arm or iiireaci, Saki stocking having at the back of the leg, :2

mock seam eiz bendixig lengihwisc thereof, said mock seam being composed of a su'ruciuisil stitch variation in the said main yain or illii'ezicl, said siocliing having, at fillfi back of the leg thereof, a stripe comp'osmi of ilie said main yarn or thread and a reenfoi'cing; yam or filii'eacl, the miter being incorporateci into the sti'ucim-e of the said variation.

3. A so-cailecl seamless stocking having at the back of the leg, a longitudinally extend ing line of izuck stitches constiiuting a mock seam, and at, each side of and incorporated; inic said iiiie of tuck stitches, a knitted-in auxiliary thread providing stripe paralleling and eml racing said line of tuck siiicl es and cooperating therewith to produce a sim'ulaiioii of the seamed; Peon-forced scl vage of a foil fashioned stocking, said mock seem being emphasized. and rendered substantially closec'i in use oy il'ie presence of said knitted-in auxiliary thread.

I i. A so-calle i seamless stocking having zit the back of tlic'icg, a longiiamiinally extend iiig line of click etitcnes constituting a mock seam aficl a stripe snbsiantially paralleling said line of tuck stiiches at each side thereof mini also incorporatecl into flie substance of eoicl tuck stitches, anrl composed oi? that portion of the main yam and an auxiliary yarn lmifiiseci in with the main yarn at each side of the line of tuck Si/llLCl'XQS and also into sei l tuck slfolclies thereby pi'ccliicinp; a simulation of the rceniorced selvoge 0% e full fashioned smoking: having a seam en'- closed in use by the presence of iZli, auxiliary into saicl incl: stitches,

."3. A so-caiimi seamless stocking having at the back oi the log a longiiuaiinally extendin duplex iinc of tuck siiiclies constituting a mock scam ziml at each sifie (lie-rem :mrl incorpomecl into said mock seam a stripe composed of Thai poriion of the main yarn and an auxiliary yarn ln'iitieci in with the main yarn at each side of and also into the iine of inci; stitches but floated across siaixl luck stitches at the insicie oi the stocking from the cclgzes of ihe stripe. Lnereoy producing a simulation of the scorned reenforccd salvage of :1- iiili fesliioncii chucking, said auxiliary yarn enlarging); 'slie line of tuck sticlicsanol rendering me tuck stitches substantially elccecl iii use.

yarn interlmiifed v ing; thread into the hick SiZiliCilQS.

6. Thai; meitliotl of knitting which comprises knitting a plain fabric flrom w'moin ea yarn or thread but providing structural stitch variations in said main yarn or thread' (luring the knitting and incorporating an auxiliary yarn of thread during the knitoperation by knitting in the some at 7 that port of the fabric adjoining the structural stiicli vai'iation and also into saicl structural stitch variation so as to consiitui/o a simnloiion of a recniovccd seamed fabric,

7. That method of knitting a so-callecl seamless stocking including a leg p-orizioii l mi having" a slmulateci seamed reonfoi'cecl selvnge, inclukling knitting a mock seam coincirlentiy with iiie knitting of the leg per-- time. and coincidcntly wifch the knitting, iii- 3% tromiucing an auxiliary yarn at both sides of and into said mock scam thi'olighout an ai'eo substsmtialiy paralleling: said mock seam.

8. That method of knifizting a say-called seamless stocking including a leg portion W having a simulate seamoci reenforccd sol vage, including knitting a mock seam at ishe' back of the leg of a stocking coincidently with the knitting of the ieg and intmliiiciiig an auxiliary yarn at both sides of and into W said; mock scam from subsiantiaily the upper end of the stocking to file lieei poi'fiioii throughout EL'Wi(li3ll corresponclin'g to the re= enforced seimged part of a full fashioned stocking leg and fioziting the auxiliary 3mm 95 from edge to edge of ,ihe I'eenioi'cemeni.

9. Thai method of knitting a so-czilleci seamless stocking; inc-hiding a leg portion. having a simulatezi. scnmecl TEQDfOZCQd selvag'e, including knitting the leg portion with a line of tuck stitches down the back oi the leg): and during the knitting introfiucing an auxiliary yarn or hrea l with the main ymn or thread at each side of and into said line of inc-k stiiclios from substantially ilie upper end of the siockingz to the heel portion throughout :1 relatively narrow io correspond to the reenimcecl solviiggoii portion of a full fashioned stocking and floating he auxiliary yarn or thread in each course from. edge to mic o oi saic'i i'eeiiioiced area, but without the incorpoi'ation of said iioai'i- 10. A sci-called seamless knitted stocking liming a leg pcrfilon provided at tile back with a simulated seamed reinforced selvogze compoeed of mmock Seam formed from ilie main yarn of The sifockingfand an auxiliary yam lrnii'tc-(l in vwith said main both in the said "mock Beam and at the sicles of said mock scam throughout an ai'ee'suo siantially paralleling said mock seem.

in iesfiinony wlwrcofl have signeii my name ibo this specification. l v

RUFUS W. soer'ix 

